Brisbane’s belief boost from Crows cull
BRISBANE Lions AFL Women’s coach Craig Starcevich has his team humming at the right time of the year, moving to a 7-1 record in Season 7 following a 22-point win over reigning premiers Adelaide. The Crows lead by three points at quarter time, but the Lions dominated the second term to boot 4.1 without conceding […]
AFLW Season 7: Round 8 Talking Points – Lions and Tigers oh my!
BRISBANE reestablished itself as the team to beat in the 2022 AFL Women’s season, with an eye-opening 22-point win over Adelaide at Metricon Stadium in a top of the table clash on Friday night. Meanwhile down in Victoria, Carlton looked on the verge of an upset against finals-bound Richmond, only for the Tigers to roar […]
Nationals return: USAFL descends on California for tournament of the year
THE 2022 USAFL Nationals are about to get underway, with teams all across America descending on California this weekend to battle it out to become national champions. It is an important year for the USAFL, with the league bringing up its 25th anniversary. On the women’s side of things, 11 teams will be battling it […]
AFLW Season 7: Big Week For – Round 8
IN a weekly piece throughout the AFL Women’s season, we name the players and teams who will be looking to have a big week in the upcoming round. From underperforming sides, to players looking to step up or continue their form, Big Week For highlights those who could be ones to watch over the weekend. Western Bulldogs […]
2022/23 NTFLW R2 Player Focus: Jenna Singh (Waratah)
WARATAH made its premiership ambitions clear in Round 2 of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Women’s competition following a 12-goal thrashing of reigning premiers Darwin Buffettes. Though the margin was perhaps a little unjust to the Buffettes who were physically competitive throughout the match, the slammed on 14.8 (92) to 3.2 (20) including eight […]
Coaches’ Corner: Country Game Edition
IN a weekly series at Rookie Me Central, we cast our eyes and ears around the league to gather thoughts from AFL Women’s coaches, and see what they had to say post their respective matches on the weekend. In this week’s edition it’s back to Victoria and across to the country town of Warrnambool to […]
Stinear backs “brilliant” Dees
AFTER arguably Melbourne’s best performance of Season 7 with a win over Western Bulldogs at Casey Fields, Demons coach Mick Stinear was certainly a happy man. He expressed his delight with the four-quarter performance post-match following the 10.13 (73) to 1.3 (9) victory. “Good. I think that was a pretty strong performance for across the […]
Pleased Pies boss praises players
COLLINGWOOD coach Steve Symonds described his side’s 32-point victory over the GWS Giants as a “solid win”, with the Magpies retaining fourth spot following the win. Post-game, Symonds said his team needed to improve their accuracy, but were controlling play well in games. “I’m really happy with the brand that we’re trying to play at […]
AFLW Rising Star Player Focus: Lucy Wales (Hawthorn)
IN our new series of Player Focuses, we are taking a specific look at one of the Rising Star nominees each week, and their nominee worthy performances. This week’s focus is on Lucy Wales, who played a key part in getting Hawthorn to their third win in a row. AFLW Season 7: Round 7 – […]
Starcevich relieved for “gritty” win
BRISBANE Lions AFL Women’s coach Craig Starcevich described it as “gritty” yet also “unjust”, but all in all, he was just pleased to come away with the points when his side defeated North Melbourne by seven points at Arden Street on Saturday. North had the lion’s share – pardon the pun – of the forward […]
